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North America
Detroit
MI, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Detroit compare to Houston?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Detroit is 0% worse off vs in Houston
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Detroit compared to Houston, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$85,648
-$3,402 (-4%) vs Houston
Tax Rate: 33%
Weather
How does the weather in Detroit compare to Houston?
Detroit has better overall weather
4.5/10(vs 4.0/10 in Houston)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 27°C in Houston)
Average Low
7°C(vs 17°C in Houston)
Sunshine Hours
2,436h/yr-142h/yr(-6%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 35°C in Houston)
Average Low in coldest month
-6°C(vs 8°C in Houston)
Rainy Days
87/yr-19/yr(-18%)
Muggy Days
31/yr-146/yr(-82%)
Cloud Cover
49%(vs 41% in Houston)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Detroit compare to Houston?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Detroit compared to Houston?
SWE Affordability
1.2 years
0.8 years quicker than Houston
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Detroit has around 0 Luma events listed.
That's 100% fewer events than Houston.
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